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Great sentiment, but it's just not a workable position. These guys have massive resources at their disposal, and they will crush a handful of 10x'ers if that's
by rmrfstar 6y ago
Great sentiment, but it's just not a workable position.
These guys have massive resources at their disposal, and they will crush a handful of 10x'ers if that's what it takes to get what they want.
For goodness sake, Facebook has a bolo list complete with real-time location tracking. Writing "F--- you, Mark" will land you on that list [1]. They view themselves as a quasi-government [2].
If we don't act through Congress to control powerful groups like Facebook, our personal and professional lives will be less free and less fulfilling.
[1] https://www.cnbc.com/2019/02/14/facebooks-security-team-tracks-posts-location-for-bolo-threat-list.html https://www.cnbc.com/2019/02/14/facebooks-security-team-trac...
[2] https://www.vox.com/the-big-idea/2018/4/9/17214752/zuckerberg-facebook-power-regulation-data-privacy-control-political-theory-data-breach-king https://www.vox.com/the-big-idea/2018/4/9/17214752/zuckerber...
- Consultant32452 6y agoThis is only a problem for you if you really want to work at Facebook for some reason.
- rmrfstar 6y agoI'm with you, but FAAMG sets the tone for the industry. There is a corporate Overton window, and Facebook is an important "thought leader".
- Consultant32452 6y agoI used to feel like I was limited by those "thought leaders" too. Except I lived in an low COL area, where the inertia is towards a lower salary. Once I started working remotely, I learned I wasn't bound by those ideas anymore.
- bradlys 6y agoConsidering your name is "Consultant32452" - and not "RegularEmployee32452" - I presume you do consulting. How much are you earning? You said you're not bounded - so I am presuming you're at like $400k+/yr as many FAANG engineers are. Would you still get that if you turned into a regular IC instead of a consultant? I don't think everyone who goes remote wants to be a consultant (or can be).
- supportlocal4h 6y ago$150 Oklahoma == $400 FAANG
- chii 6y agono, that's not true. $150k is $150k, and even tho the CoL is high in the bay area, getting $400k can get you further in a shorter time. If you were able to save a percentage of your income, then that percentage is going to result in a higher amount for the FAANG salary.
- bbarnett 6y agoQuite. An example, is buying a house.. and rent pricing reflects purchase price. If you buy and pay off a house, you have "spent" that salary in both locations. However, when you retire, you have property worth a LOT more in SV. So while the "take home" pay, after expenses is the same with 150/400, the equity is massively different.
- humanrebar 6y agoThis is why I evaluate my estimation of my savings rate with that position and location, not salary. Everyone does a minor version of this with taxes and rent. I just take that to its conclusion and only measure a YoY delta in savings.
- badpun 6y agoIn HCOL locations, after 10-15 years of high pay work, you end up with a massive equity in your property (assuming you weren't renting), often enough to just retire in 99% of the places in the world. You don't get that in Oklahoma.
- supportlocal4h 6y agoIn Oklahoma you also build a bunch of equity in your home. What's even better is you don't have to sell your home to retire and move out of California. You just retire. You already live in Oklahoma in your dream house that is paid off.
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- NullPrefix 6y agoFAAMG? When was N swapped for M?
- tspike 6y agoIf it hasn't already, it should. Microsoft is way more influential in tech than Netflix.
- benatkin 6y agohttps://knowyourmeme.com/memes/cheems https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/cheems
- NullPrefix 6y agook fam
- quickthrower2 6y agoDon’t give up on the perpetual dance between employers and employees. The tension between companies wanting to commoditise their staff, and staff wanting the opposite and in some sense be a business of themselves.
- itsmeamario 6y agoI'd like for this to be the truth, but I fear with the power a company like Facebook has that they may start the trend and other companies will follow them soon.
- pipework 6y agoAnd really don't want to work for any of the "next facebook" startups or companies that parrot every practice they read facebook may do.
- downerending 6y agoMaybe not if you demand the optimum dollar. Instead, consider the set of jobs offering at least half of a FB salary. Choose the one that seems most delightful and liveable. It probably won't be Facebook. (How? Cut your spending to the bone. There's more to life than money.)
- Smaug123 6y ago"Cut your spending to the bone. There's more to life than money." seems contradictory to me. Every time you cut spending deliberately, you add monetary constraints that make more of your life revolve around money.
- downerending 6y agoSome changes require more of your attention than others. For example, eliminate cable TV. It's a one-shot effort, and then you never think about it again. A lot of saving are just not buying things: a second car, a motorcycle, a vacation, etc.